Crisis Resources for WashU Survivors

PC: Kristine Wook

WashU Police Department (WUPD)

WUPD investigates instances of sexual and relationship violence and provides survivors with free transportation to hospitals that provide Sexual Assault Forensic Exams.

☏ (314) 935-5555* | Hours: 24/7
📍Shepley Drive, South 40

*You can also contact WUPD by activating one of the blue-light emergency telephones on campus.

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Sexual Assault and Rape Anonymous Hotline (S.A.R.A.H.)

A sexual assault hotline by WashU students for WashU students.

☏ (314) 935-8080 | Hours: 24/7
Instagram: @SarahAtWashU

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Relationship & Sexual Violence Prevention (RSVP) Center

24-hour emergency services are available for WashU survivors in immediate need of assistance, such as hospital care, reporting an assault to police or emergency housing accommodations.

Need transportation to the hospital? Contact Kim Webb directly.

📍Seigle Hall, Suite 435
⏰ 8:30 AM - 5 PM, Mon - Fri

BUSINESS HOURS

Kim Webb
☎️ (314) 935-8761
📧 kim_webb@wustl.edu

Front Desk
☎️ (314) 935-3445
📧 RSVPCenter@wustl.edu

AFTER HOURS
Contact Kim Webb via
SARAH* | (314) 935-8080
WUPD | (314) 935-5555

*Available during the academic year only

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Habif Health & Wellness Center

At the Habif Health & Wellness Center, student survivors can:

→ Ask a staff member to contact the YMCA Sexual Assault Response Team (SART)*

→ Receive a physical evaluation and medications for certain STIs and pregnancy (FREE)

→ Purchase emergency contraceptives from Quadrangle pharmacy

→ Receive a mental health assessment**

📍Shepley Drive, South 40
⏰ Mon-Thurs: 8am-5pm | Fri: 9am-5pm

TRIAGE LINES
Telephone lines reserved for student survivors who are in need of immediate assistance

Medical
☎️ (314) 935-6677

Mental Health
☎️ (314) 935-6695

*A SART volunteer supports a survivor as he/she/they undergoes a sexual assault forensic exam at a hospital

**Note that counselors at the RSVP Center are available 24/7 to provide trauma-informed support to survivors

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Sexual Assault Forensic Exams

• Exam can transpire ≤ 120 hours post-assault, but DNA evidence must be collected within 24-72 hours

• You’re discouraged from using the toilet, changing clothes, or grooming yourself prior to the exam

• You can still get an exam if you have changed clothes, groomed yourself, or used the toilet

• You’re encouraged to preserve bedsheets, perpetrator’s clothing, and other available evidence in paper bags

• Reporting to the police is OPTIONAL unless you are < 18 years old

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